Chapter 245 Can’t Get Away
At noon, the sun is shining brightly.
Mi Huang walked on the cracked ground, struggling to move forward.
This was originally a swamp, but now it has completely dried up. Even the mud at the bottom has been hardened by the sun. It only feels soft when you step on it, so there is no need to worry about sinking.
The thirsty earth, withered crops, and wailing people are probably the typical scenes in the Central Plains today.
After passing through this swamp area, Mi Huang stepped onto a flat road.
The road is not long, but very wide.
The road is even paved with some gravel, bricks and tiles, which are probably the leftovers after digging out rocks and burning bricks to make tiles.
On the other side of the road is a large patch of reeds.
The scene that should have been lush, green, dancing in the wind, and wild ducks flying together is probably no longer visible. All that was left were short, shriveled and even dead reeds, swaying lifelessly in the wind.
Mi Huang walked along the road and even saw the bodies of several wild animals lying dead on the ground. It seemed that someone had just died and was being cut.
A little further away, there may still be some residual water near the mooring. There are piles of wild animals coming one after another.
Someone is organizing a hunt and the harvest is quite rich, but this seems to be just another way of fishing for the best.
After reaching the end of the road, a huge Pichi comes into view.
The water level in Pichi has dropped greatly, and I don’t know if it is even a quarter of what it was at its peak.
A large group of people were busy inside and outside Pichi. Judging from their appearance, they should be taking advantage of the severe drought to dredge the pond and widen and deepen it so that more water can be stored in the future.
Mi Huang asked the person who led the way and learned that this is the second largest pond in Guangchengze, named "Caiguan Pi", second only to "Shaogong Pi".
After widening and deepening, a manor will be built nearby and will be farmed by Nanxiabuqu.
Mi Huang nodded slightly after hearing this.
Even during the severe drought, we still did not lose heart and kept preparing for next year. This will is really amazing.
After passing Caiguanpi, passing through a dry swamp, two struggling orchards and a large sea of bamboo, the scenery suddenly opened up.
“What a wonderful wheat harvest scene.” Mi waved her hands to build an arbor and looked to the south.
The golden wheat fields stretch as far as the eye can see.
In the fields, there are crowds of people.
Some people are cutting the wheat, some are binding it, some are transporting it, and some are picking up the remaining wheat ears in the fields.
In the empty field next to the wheat field, some people were threshing wheat, some were winnowing wheat, some spread it out to dry...
From beginning to end, no one was idle.
Mi Huang couldn't help but walked on.
No one paid attention to him. Everyone was concentrating on doing the things at hand, with serious and even pious expressions on their faces.
In a year of great disaster, who can be ungrateful to food?
Mi Huang quickly found Shao Xun.
Wearing a straw hat, he was harvesting wheat sweating profusely.
The sun was very strong at this time. Shao Xun’s neck was not fully covered and there were red marks on the back of his hands, but he didn’t take it seriously and harvested wheat while joking with others.
Who are the people around him?
Dian Shu Cheng Mao Bang, ministers Chen Yougen, Liu Anzhi, academic officer Ling Yuliang, Dianwei Ling Tang Jian, and shepherd chief Wu Qian - the shepherd chief is also known as the "stable shepherd chief", who is in charge of livestock herding of cattle and horses Shi, the ninth grade official.
Half of the officials of Luyang Palace gathered here to harvest wheat together with the officials, soldiers, and campers, which shows that Shao Xun himself attached great importance to it.
Mi Huang saw it and just sighed.
The Duke of Luyang County spared no effort and went to work in the fields himself. Others, even if they didn't want to, had to bite the bullet and work together.
Thinking of the flash of swords and shadows in Beijing again, his frown deepened.
Situ and the emperor were vying for power, and the staff were vying for women and wealth. They didn't care about anything else. It was fine as long as there was no comparison. But looking at the heated scene in front of him, Mi Huang didn't know what to say. alright.
The military and political group that Shao Xun put together with his own hands does have the smell of the rising sun. People are united, can farm, and can fight. The leader is also very talented and has a clear mind. It is really hard to say where it will go in the future. , but it looks very good.
"Mi Gong, please wait for a moment." After hearing the report from the soldiers, Shao Xun waved his sickle in the field and said loudly.
"Young man, please do as you please." Mi Huang replied.
He could see clearly just now that Shao Xun's face was a little tanned, but rosy, and he spoke with a strong voice, which was completely different from many scholars in Beijing who drank too much and drank too much.
Those people have fair skin, and some are very handsome. Their fingers are not stained with spring water, and they are whiter and tenderer than women.
The minister He Sui who was just killed was the grandson of He Zeng, the founding hero of the country.
He Zeng was so extravagant that he spent 10,000 yuan on meals every day. He also complained that there was no place worthy of his chopsticks.
He Shao, the son of He Zeng, had a daily eclipse of twenty thousand coins.
Brothers He Sui, He Ji, and He Xian, based on this, intensified their efforts and became even more extravagant than their grandfather.
After He Sui's death, most of the family wealth could not be saved, although Situ did not order the house to be ransacked.
This world, alas.
The group of people above are in a romantic mood, while the people below are bleeding and weeping, and the upper and lower parts are isolated. Those who connect the two sides are either the few in the upper class who understand the public sentiment, or the few in the lower class who have jumped to the upper class, but both types of people are very rare.
Shao Xun belongs to the latter. He took a group of subordinate officials to work in the fields, not necessarily to torture them, but probably to let them know more about farming and understand the difficulties of farmers.
Some people don't care about Tian Shefu's life or death at all, and squeeze him to the death.
Some people really don’t know what kind of life Tian Shefu lives, and they can’t exploit him enough.
Shao Xun probably wanted to save the latter group of people.
That boy from Yu Chen’s family was originally a very handsome young man, but now he is tanned and tanned. Was he tortured by Shao Xun?
Mi Huang walked around casually and continued to watch.
Not far away at the foot of the mountain, someone was polishing a stone plate, probably to make a stone mill for grinding wheat.
During a severe drought, many water mills cannot be used, and animal-powered millstones are the best choice.
This thing is not uncommon in the manors of powerful nobles, otherwise they would not be able to eat noodles such as Hu cakes, steamed cakes, and soup cakes. It is rare among the common people, because they are usually accustomed to growing millet.
Unconsciously, the agricultural production habits in some areas of Sizhou began to change.
Some people are trying to change the world and benefit the people. How magnificent!
Several carriages came along the paved road.
A woman wearing a curtain hat got out of the carriage, still holding a food box in her hand.
Behind her were more than a dozen guards and servants, who all took out food boxes from the carriage and waited for orders.
The sound of "dang" sounded, and it was the clang of retreating troops in the army.
Shao Xun straightened up, punched his waist a little, and walked over, chatting and laughing with his subordinate officials.
The sergeants and garrison soldiers also finished their work one after another and went to the other side to queue up to receive corn rice, pickles, and fish soup. It turns out it's time to eat.
During the busy farming season, three meals a day is very good.
Mi Huang, Shao Xun and others finished greeting each other one by one.
Shao Xun apologized, went to the elm tree on the roadside, and asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"
The woman opened the curtain under the brim of her hat, and it turned out to be Princess Lu of Fan Yang .
When I saw Shao Xun’s surprised and non-pretentious expression, I felt warm in my heart and thought to myself, I’ll deliver a meal. Is he so happy? As I thought about it, I felt a little happy.
"My husband has a hard time mowing wheat. I made some food at home, but I don't know if my husband likes it or not." Mrs. Lu said with her face raised.
"I like everything Xun Niang makes." Shao Xun chuckled lightly and took Lu's hand to get into the carriage.
Mi Huang glanced at it and then looked no further.
It turned out to be Princess Fan Yang, why not...her?
"Mi Zihui came to see Lang Jun. Are you going to go on an expedition again?" There was a small table in the carriage. Madam Lu asked while playing with the dishes.
"Maybe, but I can't leave now." Shao Xun took the steamed cake and took a bite. It tasted good, and he took two big bites in a row.
Seeing that Shao Xun liked the food she made, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but feel happy. Then she thought that the man in front of her was going to war, and she felt lost. She had just found someone she could rely on, but he was going to the battlefield again. Work hard.
Shao Xun continued to eat without asking why Lu gave him food - this was the first time.
In the end, Lu couldn't help it anymore, lowered her head and said, "The three Jing brothers and sisters from Uncle Wang Guo's family have come to Guangchengze."
Shao Xun nodded, He wasn't very concerned, but just praised: "Xun Niang's craftsmanship is so good, I want to try it more in the future."
With a smile on her lips, Lu's hand that had been holding the hem of her skirt finally relaxed.
"Liu Qingsun sent people to pursue the Jing family, but I caught them and scolded them back." Lu said again.
Shao Xun was surprised.
Ms. Lu couldn't help but raise her head and wrote in an understatement: "Liu Qingsun used to be a long-term historian in Prince Fanyang's Mansion, but he didn't dare to make mistakes in front of me."
"Xun Niang is indeed A hero among women." Shao Xun said with a serious face, and even put down the food in his hands and bowed his hands to express his admiration.
Lu couldn't hold back any longer, so she covered her mouth and laughed.
She knew that Shao Xun was playing with her.
She has a lively temperament and is often said by Concubine Pei that she has the temperament of a thirty-year-old but a seventeen-year-old. Unexpectedly, she feels that talking to Shao Xun is very relaxing and makes her feel happy.
Shao Xun was eighty full after finishing the steamed cakes and several plates of side dishes.
Mrs. Lu quickly put away the tableware, took out the tea cauldron, scooped out the tea soup, and poured it into the tea bowl.
Shao Xun grabbed one of her hands, rubbed it gently, and sighed contentedly.
In his thirty-seven years of life, King Fan Yang probably never enjoyed this kind of service a few times. And he has someone, if he wants, he can enjoy it every day.
After pouring the tea, Shao Xun pulled Lu into his arms and asked, "Have you thought about it?"
Yang Xianrong asked Shao Xun this question. Now He borrowed it and asked Lu.
Lu didn’t dare to look into his eyes, and just responded as lightly as a gnat.
"Okay." After asking clearly, Shao Xun nodded and said, "Stay in Liuhuayuan tonight and make Shuiyin cakes for me to eat."
If Mr. Lu didn't want to, he didn't bother to provoke her.
With his current status, there are too many women he can play with. To put it bluntly, tonight he went to sleep with Xiangcheng Princess Sima Xiu. As long as he kept it quiet and made it known to all of Luoyang, neither Wang Yan nor Wang Dun would openly fall out with him.
Of course, the woman is willing, and there are additional benefits, such as unlocking more actions, which Shao Xun loves.
Just like if he got interested and patted Lan Ji's big white buttocks red, it would only arouse coquettishness.
But if Lan Ji is already very resistant to him, if you do this again, it will be humiliating. If you are not careful, the beauty will not be able to think about it, and that may be the case.
Well, Lan Ji seems to like being slapped by him now, which Shao Xun didn't expect...
"Lang Jun, Colonel Mi is here." Tang Jian said in A low voice reported outside the car.
Shao Xun responded, took his hands out of Lu's crotch shirt, kissed her forehead, and got out of the car with great satisfaction.
Well, I first tactically adjusted the position of the pleats of my pants, and after waiting quietly for a while, I moved forward.
Lu's face was reddening, her head was buzzing, her heart was pounding, her chest was hot, her legs were twisting unconsciously, and her whole body was sore and weak.
After a long time, the sound from outside the carriage was faintly heard.
“I won’t go to Hanoi even if I want to go north.” This was Shao Xun’s voice.
"Then where do you want to go?" This was Mi Huang's voice.
Lu Shi listened quietly, a little worried.
"I have a fort in Yiyang, which is suitable for garrisoning troops. If the elite soldiers are sent to Hanoi, who will guard Yiyang?"
"The Huns may not be interested in your fort. . "
" Let's go to Hebei. Lord Mi might as well tell Situ Zhi that if I station troops in Yiyang, I will definitely not let the Huns pass easily. "
"Oh, it's just you. Dare to bargain with Situ."
"Where's the money and food?"
"There is really no food. During the severe drought, no one dared to touch the food in Taicang. Even if it is only a thousand dendrobiums, Situ must agree to allocate it. I can give you some money and silk. As for equipment, search the arsenal. There are still some. If you want new ones, you have to wait. In the past two years, the new equipment produced by the Shaofu has been given priority to the Imperial Army and Sergeants Yan. "
" Mr. Mi, please go back first, Situ. When did you agree, when will I send troops again?"
"Oh, you don't intend to give up to Situ."
"It's already very honorable. , shouldn’t we go to war this year and do our best to provide disaster relief?”
The voices of the two gradually faded away.
Lu Shi also slowly came back to her senses.
I touched my face quietly, it was still very hot.
She touched her chest inexplicably again, as if she could still feel the strength of the man's rough palm.
“No!” Lu suddenly reacted.
There are still people living at home, not tonight.
She held up the hem of her skirt and hurriedly got out of the car, but Shao Xun and Mi Huang were nowhere to be seen, and she was dumbfounded.
(End of this chapter)